| 100% | HANG | 4 | Metal instrument shaped like a large convex lens with a top side called the "ding" and a bottom side with a hole called the "gu" |
| 29% | SNARE | 5 | Side drum with a rattle of metal wires on the bottom head |
| 29% | MARGINS | 7 | Spaces on the top, bottom and sides of a page |
| 27% | BODY | 4 | ___ mullet, term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of a nice top and ugly bottoms worn during work video calls |
| 26% | IRON | 4 | ___ Maiden, a hugely popular metal band with hits like "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 26% | RAVEN | 5 | Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail |
| 26% | INNING | 6 | Sports period with a top and a bottom |
| 25% | 2PIECE | 6 | Sunbather's "digital" suit with a top and bottom |
| 25% | CUESTA | 6 | Ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other |
| 25% | PIANO | 5 | A large instrument with 88 black and white keys |
| 25% | BUCATINI | 8 | Like spaghetti, but with a hole down the center |
| 25% | TEPEE | 5 | Home with a hole at the top |
| 25% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 25% | BIRDS | 5 | Feathered fliers with a "whistling" call, like robins and goldfinches |
| 25% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Skirt with a tight top and flared bottom |
| 25% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit with a narrow top and wide bottom |
| 25% | MESA | 4 | Hill with steep sides and a flat top |
| 25% | MESA | 4 | Hill with steep sides and a level top |
| 24% | POP | 3 | Cake ___, cake coated with icing and shaped like a lollipop that went viral |
| 24% | ZORRO | 5 | Swordsman associated with a mark shaped like the first letter of his name |
| 24% | OREOS | 5 | Snack items with their name on the top and bottom |
| 24% | DOGLEG | 6 | Golf hole with a bend shaped like a canine appendage |
| 24% | BIKINI | 6 | It has a top and a bottom with nothing in between |
| 24% | PRIM | 4 | Wearing an ankle-length dress and white blouse with a collar buttoned to the top, maybe |
| 24% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 23% | LUTE | 4 | Ancient plucked stringed instrument with a body shaped like a sliced pear |
| 23% | LUTE | 4 | Instrument shaped like a 69-Across |
| 23% | BASSOON | 7 | Woodwind instrument with a double reed playing in the tenor and bass ranges |
| 23% | PUNK | 4 | I'm a music genre with bands like Green Day and The Ramones |
| 23% | STOCKS | 6 | The —, historical instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy wooden frame with holes for the feet |